Single achievement

“Flowing Water”

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment.

The name for the region is taken from the Waikato River; waikato is a Māori word traditionally translated as "flowing water".

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Waikato contained the third most densely populated part of New Zealand, after Northland/Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. The Waikato rohe (area) was inhabited by iwi (tribes) such as those of the Tainui confederation, including Waikato and Ngāti Toa who conquered the native inhabitants about 1450 according to Tainui historians, finally destroying them at a battle at Aratiatia. Between about 1750 and 1842 the area was subject to a large number of invasions by other Māori iwi and hapu confederations and large scale population migrations took place by a number of hapu and iwi. The largest battle ever fought in New Zealand took place near Ohaupo about 1790–1805, between two competing alliances of hapu. During the latter stages of this volatile period, known as the Musket Wars (1807–1845), conflict led to a migration south to Taranaki and eventually Kapiti Island.

This achievement has dynamically been classified as Uncommon; only 27.6% of pilots have completed this!

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at NZHN, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM.
Date From To Pilot
11FEB26 1435Z NZ NZWU NZ NZHN Delly 632 nm 00:27
09FEB26 0216Z NZ NZWR NZ NZHN Cairn Relievo 167 nm 01:51
07FEB26 2311Z NZ NZCH NZ NZHN NcGator424 407 nm 01:00
04FEB26 1533Z NZ NZWU NZ NZHN Easterland 132 nm 00:50
25JAN26 2005Z NZ NZWU NZ NZHN Ggjxnf 127 nm 00:33
24JAN26 0028Z NZ NZCH NZ NZHN MUSHARUKWA 416 nm 01:07
17JAN26 1359Z NZ NZWN NZ NZHN Nico Klose 254 nm 00:46
16JAN26 1604Z NZ NZGB NZ NZHN yutangQ 217 nm 00:38
16JAN26 0625Z NZ NZGS NZ NZHN Flight Experience Singapore 169 nm 00:32
11JAN26 0149Z NZ NZQN NZ NZHN Hockeydan99 584 nm 01:21
27DEC25 0153Z NZ NZDA NZ NZHN Zeke125 149 nm 01:03
17DEC25 1737Z NZ NZOH NZ NZHN Eduardo Martinez Herdugo 168 nm 00:32
17DEC25 0747Z NZ NZWU NZ NZHN GrandPa1965 169 nm 00:43
16DEC25 1948Z NZ NZWR NZ NZHN Patoch974 142 nm 00:53
16DEC25 1834Z NZ NZWN NZ NZHN VAF215 Luca 269 nm 00:49
14DEC25 1555Z NZ NZWU NZ NZHN Jean Marc Steux 130 nm 00:50
06DEC25 1526Z NZ NZWU NZ NZHN Inode 161 nm 00:32
05DEC25 0913Z NZ NZNR NZ NZHN Vincenzo VPS64 152 nm 00:31
29NOV25 1750Z NZ NZNR NZ NZHN Tomek 146 nm 00:32
28NOV25 1751Z NZ NZNR NZ NZHN Wakkie 125 nm 00:27